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1、TheAdventofFearTheAdventofFearTheAdventofFearByMarkB.OliverByMarkB.OliverByMarkB.OliverPartOne'Whatdoyouthink?'BethSummersturnedroundandburstoutlaughingashergrandmabrandishedabrightredfeatherboaaroundhershoulders.'Thisusedtobelongtomymother,'continuedBeth'sgranasshejiggl
2、edherhips,causingher12-year-oldgrand-daughtertolaughevenmore.'YoucouldputitontheChristmastreeifwecan'tfindthetinsel,'repliedBeth.TheywerehuntingintheatticfortheChristmasdecorationsandhadfoundallmannerofthingsbuttherewasnotabaubleinsight.Asherlaughingsubsided,Bethpulledan
3、oldblanketoffadustybox,uncoveringcopperpotsandpansandsomethingthatlookedquiteoutofplace.Pullingitfree,Bethheldaframeofsomekindandhergrancameover.'Nowthisbelongedtomygreat-grandmother...'saidtheoldlady.Foramomentitseemedtostirahalf-memorybeforesheadded,'I'dforgottenallabo
4、utit.It'stheadventcalendarshewasgivenforherfirstChristmas.'Theframewasadullsilvercolourandaboutthesizeofalargebook.ItsedgeswereintricatelydesignedandBeththoughtitlookedquitebeautiful.Shecouldseesmallhingedwindowsalloveritssurface,someofwhichwereopenandbehindeachonewasave
5、ryoldphotograph.'That'sherthere,'murmuredGranwistfullyasshepointedtooneofthetinysepiaimages,ababyinaprettywhitedress.'Ahha!'Movingtheboxofpotsandpansasidesherevealedanother,crammedfullofdecorations.'Ithinkwedeserveacupofteanowwe'vefoundthese,'sheannouncedandpickinguptheb
6、oxshemadeherwayoutoftheattic.Bethwenttoputtheadventcalendarback,butonasuddenimpulsedecidedtotakeitwithherandafterswitchingofftheatticlight,madeherwaydownstairs.SomehourslatertheywereputtingthefinishingtouchestotheChristmastreewhichsparkledasthetreelightscaughtthereflecti
7、veglowofthedecorations.Gran'slivingroom,despitebeingquitelarge,waswarmandcosy.Bethlovedseeinghergranandhadjumpedatthechancetospendafewextradayswithheraheadoftheholidays.HerparentswerearrivingonChristmasEve,soBethhadhergrandmaalltoherselffornearlyanotherweek.Exhausted,the
8、ybothploppeddownonchairsadmiringtheirhandiwork.NexttoBeth'schair,onasmall,round,slightlybatteredmahogan
